Upcoming live action Half-Life fan film series “The Freeman Chronicles” just published a blog post teasing new production media after a long period of silence.

The series Director Ian James Duncan apologised for the lack of news about the project but reassured us that things are starting to get underway behind the scenes by releasing some new unseen media, including photos of a life-size functioning HEV suit:

They also uploaded some test footage, including this video of a VFX HEV Charger:

Other mentions included the production of a sculpted Vortigaunt puppet by award-winning make-up artist Steve Wang, HECU Solider and Zombie costumes, a Headcrab mask and also plans for on-location filming in California’s Marin Headlands.

Abandoned areas in California’s Marin Headlands

In addition, the team also mentioned about them seeking a music composer in the future to provide music for the series.